A burl is a swirl or twist in the grain of the wood which usually occurs near a knot but does not contain a knot Those containing sound centers are admitted in the cuttings except when otherwise specified
Strongly marked wood cut from a large, round disfiguring outgrowth of a tree or limb
a mass of woody tissue from which roots and stems originate, and which is often covered with dormant buds (James 1984)
[n] the strongly grained wood that comes from an outgrowth on the trunk or branch of a tree: the swirled grain is often used in veneer
a large rounded outgrowth on the trunk or branch of a tree the wood cut from a tree burl or outgrowth; often used decoratively in veneer remove the burls from cloth
A swirl or twist in the grain of wood, usually occurring near a knot but which does not itself contain a knot
Wood cut from a large, rounded growth on a tree Burl has strong, distinctive grain and is used as a special veneer
Wood cut from a domelike knot on a tree; often beautifully marked and saved for use in special veneers Term also refers to the veneer created from this wood
Wood from the trunk area of a tree which produces swirls and speckles, because there is so little material available it is extremely expensive so usually this material is used in veneers
The source of the highly figured burl veneers used exclusively for ornamental purposes, it is a bulge formed on the trunk or branches of a tree by abnormal wood formation
orig. Charles Icle Ivanhoe Ives born June 14, 1909, Jasper county, Ill., U.S. died April 14, 1995, Anacortes, Wash. U.S. singer and actor. Ives began performing at age four and learned Scottish, English, and Irish ballads from his grandmother. He left college to hitchhike around the U.S., collecting songs from hoboes and drifters. Soon after his postwar concert debut in New York City, he was hailed by Carl Sandburg as "the mightiest ballad singer of this or any other century." He recorded more than 100 albums and had hits with "I Know an Old Lady (Who Swallowed a Fly)," "The Blue Tail Fly," "Big Rock Candy Mountain," "Frosty the Snowman," and "A Little Bitty Tear." He appeared in many films including East of Eden (1955), Desire Under the Elms (1958), Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958), and The Big Country (1958, Academy Award) and on Broadway